Cantonese Dictionary

同類項

tung4 leoi6 hong6

Mandarin: tong2 lei4 xiang4

[math/science] like terms

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同黨

tung4 dong2

Mandarin: tong2 dang3

[1] members of the same group; [2] (street) gang

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同齡

tung4 ling4

Mandarin: tong2 ling2

of the same age

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吐

tou2

Mandarin: tu3

to spit | to put | to say | to vomit | to spew out | to cough up | to pour out | to send out | to disgorge | # adapted from cc-cedict

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吐故納新

tou3 gu3 naap6 san1

Mandarin: tu3 gu4 na4 xin1

out with the old in with the new; exale stale air and breathe in fresh air

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吐槽

tou3 cou4

Mandarin: tu3 cao2

(slang) to roast; to ridicule

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吐氣

tou3 hei3

Mandarin: tu3 qi4

give vent to one's feelings (lit., "emit breath")

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吐痰

tou3 taam4

Mandarin: tu3 tan2

to spit phlegm

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吐苦水

tou3 fu2 seoi2

Mandarin: tu3 ku3 shui3

pour out one's grievances; pour forth one's bitterness

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吐血

tou3 hyut3

Mandarin: tu4 xie3

vomiting blood

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吐露

tou3 lou6

Mandarin: tu3 lu4

to tell; to disclose; to reveal

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吐露港

tou3 lou6 gong2

Mandarin: tu3 lu4 gang3

Tolo Harbour, or Tai Po Hoi is a harbour in New Territories of Hong Kong

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吐魯番地區

tou3 lou5 faan1 dei6 keoi1

Mandarin: tu3 lu3 fan1 di4 qu1

Tulufan district (district in Xinjiang)

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吞

tan1

Mandarin: tun1

to swallow | to take | to annex | to engulf | to gulp | # adapted from cc-cedict

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吞併

tan1 bing3

Mandarin: tun1 bing4

annex; gobble (or swallow) up

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吞劍者

tan1 gim3 ze2

a sword swallower (at the circus)

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吞口水養命

tan1 hau2 seoi2 joeng5 meng6

Mandarin: tun1 kou3 shui3 yang3 ming4

Simplified: 吞口水养命

lit. to survive on swallowing saliva, meaning one who is extremely poor

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吞吐

tan1 tou3

Mandarin: tun1 tu3

to take in and send out (in large quantities)

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吞吞吐吐

tan1 tan1 tou3 tou3

afraid to say a word (lit: "swallow vomit" reduplicated)

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吞咗火藥

tan1 zo2 fo2 joek6

Mandarin: tun1 zuo5 huo3 yao4

Simplified: 吞咗火药

Cantonese

angry; bad temper

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吞噗

tan1 pok1

Mandarin: tun1 pu1

to slack off; to sneak away [colloquial]

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吞噬

tan1 sai6

Mandarin: tun1 shi4

to swallow; to engulf; to gobble up

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吞噬作用

tan1 sai6 zok3 jung6

Mandarin: tun1 shi4 zuo4 yong4

phagocytosis (a cell swallows sth foreign)

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吞噬細胞

tan1 sai6 sai3 baau1

a phagocyte

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吞拿魚

tan1 naa4 jyu4*2

Mandarin: tun1 na2 yu2

tuna -- 吞拿魚 comes from the transliteration of the English name; the formal name for this fish is 鮪魚

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吞拿魚三文治

tan1 naa4 jyu2 saam1 man4 zi6

Mandarin: tun1 na2 yu2 san1 wen2 zhi4

Simplified: 吞拿鱼三文治

Tuna sandwich

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吞拿魚三文治

tan1 naa4 jyu4*2 saam1 man4 zi6

tuna sandwich

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吞拿魚治

tan1 naa4 jyu4 zi6

tuna sandwich

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吞槍

tan1 coeng1

Mandarin: tun1 qiang1

Simplified: 吞枪

to commit suicide by shooting oneself in the throat with a gun

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吞樸

tan1 pok1

Mandarin: tun1 pu3

Simplified: 吞朴

to slack off; to sneak away [colloquial]

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